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From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Maybe this is why Mission race participation is down?
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 18:50:26 -0500
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On 11/23/2024 10:01 AM, -hh wrote:
> On 11/23/24 9:42 AM, Tom Elam wrote:
>> On 11/21/2024 1:40 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2024-11-21 06:59, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>> On 11/20/2024 1:31 PM, Alan wrote:
>>>>> On 2024-11-20 06:42, Tom Elam wrote:
>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJHm03osbHc
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Canada is becoming unaffordable. And not just housing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I love how you never miss an opportunity to show how much of an 
>>>>> asshole you are
>>>>
>>>> And if you did not like that one read the comments in this one:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbit8ZS1GsA&lc=UgwwN_4YDQ-o- 
>>>> cgZlp14AaABAg.AB6BexuglUrAB6GX1T2U4t
>>>
>>> No thanks, asshole.
>>>
>>> Bottom feeders like you can always find muck to rake.
>>
>> LOL! in 2022 there was a spike in Canadians emigrating to the U.S. 
>> From your own CBC!
>>
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadians-moving-to-the-us-hits-10- 
>> year-high-1.7218479
>> https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/primary-care-canada-10-000-canadians- 
>> report-1.7125990
>>
>> Americans moving to Canada, not so many. In 2023 10,640. Given the 
>> difference in populations the per capita difference is something like 
>> 70 Canadians moving to the U.S. for every U.S. move to Canada.
>>
>> https://canadaimmigrants.com/us-immigrants-to-canada/
> 
> Because there's been greater economic opportunity in the US for decades. 
>   Had a friend move to Toronto back in the 1990s, for example.
> 
> Plus there's more depth than just the top line number.  For example, the 
> second cite above indicates that born-in-CA emigrants was pretty steady 
> at ~40K/year, with a CoVid dip down to 26K and 2022's rebound to 53K is 
> probably just an rebound as it reverts to the mean.
> 
> 
>> There may be a spike after our 2024 elections, you are welcome to them.
> 
> If the ACA gets cancelled, Medicare privatized, & Social Security gutted 
> as per P2025, who wouldn't be considering a move to Canada?
> 
> 
>> Of course, both countries ARE attractive to migrants. The U.S. is so 
>> attractive it became a major reason Trump is the next president. 
>> Democrats way underestimated how we, including Latinos, feel about the 
>> illegals. If we controlled immigration as well as Canada it would not 
>> be such an issue here.
>>
>> People literally walk hundreds of miles to get to our southern border. 
>> Not many walk across Canada's southern border.
> 
> Except that Canada is increasingly concerned about the immigration 
> currently coming from the US, and just tightened their policies to try 
> to prevent a surge after 2024 making it an even bigger problem:
> 
> <https://stauber.house.gov/media/press-releases/stauber-letter-mayorkas-raises-concern-over-surge-illegal-immigration-northern>
> 
> 
> -hh
> 
Canada has a huge problem. The dependency ratio is increasing long term 
(dependent pop/total pop) as citizen birth rates have dropped. Thus 
encourage immigration form countries with higher birth rates. That has 
caused another problem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcMBKMWsVRc